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17:25 Chelmsford City

Racing Welfare Staff Week Handicap (Class 4)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £14,100 added
  • Winner: £8,345
  • 2nd: £2,483
  • 3rd: £1,241
  • 4th: £620
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.64s
  • Off Time: 17:26:39
  • 12 Ran
1
Silk -
11/4

    2
    Silk -
    3
    Silk -
    1(8)
    Silk - Emerald green, white chevron and armlets, orange cap

    Mr Minerals

    66 t D
    7/2
    • Form 12-6364
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-2
    • Official Rating 82

    held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon switched left, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat

    3(5)
    Silk - Dark blue, beige seams, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

    Six Strings

    19 BF
    5/1
    • Form 7-60539
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-0
    • Official Rating 80

    held up, headway over 1f out, soon short of room, no danger after

    4(14)
    Silk - Dark Green, Red epaulets and sleeves
    10/1
    • Form 225344
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-13
    • Official Rating 79

    keen in touch, headway over 1f out, kept on well under pressure, nearest finish

    6(13)
    Silk - White, red heart,  black and red quartered cap
    8/1
    • Form 35141-1
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-10
    • Official Rating 76

    tracked leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon rallied, kept on well

    7(9)
    Silk - Dark Green, Beige epaulets and sleeves

    Toy Theatre

    44 DCD
    33/1
    • Form 156-734
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-10
    • Official Rating 76

    mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish

    8(11)
    Silk - Emerald Green, Black and Emerald Green striped sleeves, Black cap
    16/1
    • Form 177-575
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 81

    chased leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, just failed

    9(3)
    Silk - Yellow, Black braces and sleeves, Yellow and Black striped cap

    Image

    24 CD
    11/4
    • Form 113753
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-6
    • Official Rating 80

    tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, strongly challenged closing stages, just held on

    10(4)
    Silk - Emerald Green, Red stars, White sleeves, Red armlets, Emerald Green cap
    14/1
    • Form 611-594
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-5
    • Official Rating 71

    in touch, pushed along over 2f out, headway when hung left under pressure over 1f out, soon beaten

    11(1)
    Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue cross belts, Dark Blue cap
    12/1
    • Form 411715
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-4
    • Official Rating 70

    held up towards rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, ran on, never a threat

    12(7)
    Silk - White and maroon (halved), white sleeves, maroon stars and cap
    20/1
    • Form 166421
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 77

    led until over 1f out, faded final furlong

    13(12)
    Silk - Grey, red spots, grey sleeves, red cap

    Dashing Poet

    22 CD
    10/1
    • Form 1734-11
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-0
    • Official Rating 66

    mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

    14(2)
    Silk - Emerald Green, White stars, armlets and star on cap
    • Form 4154-87
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-11
    • Official Rating 63

    steadied start, always behind, beaten 2f out

    2(10)
    NR

    Harry Beau

    4 vt D
    11/2
    • Form 101241
    • Age 4
    • Weight 10-1
    • Official Rating 75

    Nonrunner

    5(6)
    NR
    • Form 023243
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-11
    • Official Rating 77

    Nonrunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    Plenty with claims including Dashing Poet, who bids for a hat-trick back on the all-weather, while Precious Silk scored over track and trip last time and is upped 7lb. Harry Beau won easily at Chepstow during the week and carries a penalty while BROUGHTONS KNIGHT bids for a hat-trick of course and distance wins. He was making his seasonal debut when scoring in May and there should be more to come from him. Dark Side Dream and Mr Tyrrell are usually thereabouts in this grade and Image is not out of this either having placed in a tougher contest here last time.

    Formwatch

    Mr Minerals 5-1 (9-5) Raced centre, held up, headway over 2f out, plugged on in 4th over 1f out, no chance with leading trio, 4th of 19, 9 1/2l behind Mountain Angel (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) sft in May.

    Six Strings 9-4fav (9-7) Badly outpaced in rear, late headway, no chance, 9th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Bernie's Boy (9-6) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun.

    Dark Side Dream 12-1 (9-7) Led 1f, chased leaders, every chance 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Treacherous (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.

    Broughtons Knight 3-1fav (9-1) Made most, ridden out, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in May beating Pride Of Angels (9-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran.

    Toy Theatre 4-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and race wide over 2f out, soon headed, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 3 3/4l behind Yeah Baby Yeah (9-9) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp fll (3) pol in May.

    Elysium Dream 7-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 8 1/4l behind Simply Breathless (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp fll (4) gf in Jun.

    Image 20-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, wide into straight, driven and headway on outside over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, not reach front pair, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Clubbable (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp fll (2) pol in Jun.

    East Coast Lady (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden halfway, kept on same pace final 2f, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Broughtons Knight (9-1) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in May.

    Coverham (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Held up, switched left and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Madrinho (9-8) at Salisbury 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun.

    Precious Silk (IRE) 3-1fav (9-7) Made all, ridden 2f out, all out, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp fll (5) pol in May beating Dutch Monarch (8-13) by hd, 8 ran.

    Dashing Poet 10-11fav (9-1) Steadied start, raced keenly, held up tracking leaders, went 2nd 5f out, led going well over 1f out, ran on well, won at Chepstow 1m hcp fll (5) gd in Jun beating Zaria (8-2) by 2l, 4 ran.

    Pass The Cristal (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Balgair (9-8) at Brighton 1m hcp (5) gf in Jun.

    Harry Beau 2-1fav (10-0) Always prominent, led just over 3f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Chepstow 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul beating Field of Vision (9-12) by 7l, 7 ran.

    Mr Tyrrell (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Steadied towards rear, headway well over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, stayed on well, never a threat, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Balgair (9-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.